[RTTY] used to be 10m WAS -- now WAS RTTY

[Eric Mynes]

Mike,

Yes there are contests to aid in WAS in cw and on phone.  My
suggestion/thought was one designed for RTTY.

73,
Eric
k8ohz

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:40 AM, <mike at n1ta.com> wrote:

> Such an event does, in fact, exist! Now that I think of it, it's coming
> up quick (at least the SSB leg). ARRL Sweepstakes is an excellent way to
> work all states (and Canadian provinces) in one weekend. See
> http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes.
>
> 73,
>
> Mike N1TA
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] 10m WAS
> From: Eric Mynes <kc8wzb at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, November 12, 2012 10:36 am
> To: rtty at contesting.com
>
> This past weekend I was working stations in the WAE contest. Like many
> of
> you may have noticed the bands "open" during a contest which to me
> thinking. Why can't we have a weekend a year for a WAS contest. We could
> choose bands (like 10, 20, 40, and 80) to use. Give points for contacts.
> Exchange RST + State.
>
> Maybe we could have someone step up to take the logs and issue
> certificates.
>
> I would plan on using it like I used the WAE contest. That would be to
> fill in needs because the band will "open" and stations will be on the
> air
> where I can find them.
>
> What do you think? Let's start at least talking about the idea assuming
> that this hasn't been covered in the past. I'm open for ideas and
> discussions.
>
> 73,
> Eric
> k8ohz
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Ron Kolarik <rkolarik at neb.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just got my 10m RTTY WAS certificate, #438. If that's the correct
> number
> > it's no wonder it took so long to get it, hard for everyone. This was by
> > far the
> > most difficult out of 5 bands but it finishes off 5BWAS RTTY all LOTW.
> >
> > Ron
> > K0IDT
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